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Women, who photograph, think, and create out of the box. In the series of inspiring interviews with talented women from the field of visual arts, host Alina Rudya discusses gender stereotypes, traveling, photography, and female empowerment. Bell Collective is an open community for professional photographers and explorers, who are willing to change the stereotypes, surrounding female travel, and creative choices.

Alina Rudya


    • Dec 20, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    #009 On animal photography, cultural differences & TikTok

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 39:25


    In this episode of the Bell Collective podcast host Alina Rudya talks to Julia Kivelä – a Russian photographer, who moved to Finland and fell in love with nordic nature. They discuss animal photography, cultural specifics of the Finnish society, and why TikTok is not as bad as it seems. Follow Bell Collective on Instagram: @bellcollective Follow Julia on Instagram: @julia_kivela Follow Julia on TikTok: @juliakivela

    #008 On drones, aerial photography & ADHD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 51:15


    In this episode host Alina Rudya talks to photographer and drone pilot from New Zealand Petra Leary. They discuss aerial photography, women who drone as well as talk about ADHD and how it affects professional life of a creative person.

    #007 On self-confidence, money negotiation & female artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 51:33


    In this episode host Alina Rudya and German fashion photographer Christine Lipski discuss importance of business networking, dig into the topic of money negotiation as well as talk about female artists and the changing face of German fashion industry.

    #006 On war photography, toxic masculinity & female photojournalists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 57:51


    In this episode host Alina Rudya talks to Ukrainian photojournalist and a documentary photographer Anastasia Vlasova. They discuss war and conflict photography, toxic masculine culture at a workplace and the importance of female voices in contemporary photojournalism.

    #005 On Iceland without tourists, equal rights & professional burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 39:29


    In this episode from the end of May, host Alina Rudya talks to Icelandic travel photographer Ása Steinars about Iceland without tourists, the dangers of a professional burnout and how a little country in the middle of the ocean managed to become the most gender equal place in the world.

    #004 On female solo-travel in India, photographing strangers & difficult life choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 51:44


    In today's episode host Alina Rudya talks to English photographer Annapurna Mellor. They discuss solo female travel in India and the ethical issues of photographing strangers. Anna will share her experience about approaching magazine editors and finding clients as well as touch the topic of how having children might affect a female photographer's professional life.

    #003 On architecture photography, instagram influencers & "positive" stereotypes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 45:44


    Host Alina Rudya talks to an Istanbul-born and currently Berlin-based photographer Helin Bereket. Together we discuss architecture photography, responsibilities of instagram influencers and bad, worse and the worst things about social media. Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe!

    #002 On self-defence, Kung Fu nuns & fearless 106-year old grannies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 46:48


    In the 2d episode of the Bell Collective podcast host Alina Rudya talks to Berlin-based photojournalist and black-belt martial artist Nadja Wohlleben. They discuss topics of domestic violence, importance of learning self-defense for women as well as dig deeper into Nadja's photojournalism work – world of Shaolin Kung Fu nuns, sword-fighting Indian grannies and 106-year olds women defeating rapists in the suburbs of Nairobi. Sensitive topics regarding domestic violence and women abuse might be upsetting for some people, so listeners discretion is advised.

    #001 On travel blogging and gender stereotypes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 35:26


    In the 1st episode of the Bell Collective podcast, host Alina Rudya talks about gender stereotypes, travel photography and changing your professional focus during the Corona pandemic with Austrian photographer and travel blogger Marion Vicenta Payr.

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